Handouts
Course documents and handouts will be updated regularly to reflect the current semester. Please reach out to your TA with any questions.
FALL 2026 POLICIES AND INFORMATION
ARC_308 Course Syllabus
ARC 308 Building List 2026
FALL 2026 ASSIGNMENTS
ARC 308 Scavenger Hunt
ARC 308 Pecha Kucha Information
ARC 308 Think Sheet Information
FALL 2026 LECTURE HANDOUTS
I. Introduction
Architecture and Society
Architectural Values
II. Form in Architecture
Architecture as Sensual/Visual Expression
Architecture as Intellectual and Artistic Expression
Order and System in Architecture
Numbers Mathematics Geometry as Inspiration of Form
Nature Biology Organisms as Inspirations of Form
Technology as a Source of Beauty
Synthesis-Form
III. Physical Considerations in Architecture
Buildings and Land
Geography Topography Ecology
Structure and Materials
Construction Tectonics
Architecture in Response to Climate
Synthesis-Physical Considerations
IV. Human Factors in Architecture
Designation and Organization of Use
Architectural Determinism
Humanism at a Personal Scale
Humanism at the Scale of Neighborhoods
Meaning in Public Buildings
Synthesis-Human Factors
V. Combinations and Synthesis
Perfection and Compromise
A Few Good Buildings
SAMPLE TESTS
ARC308 Sample Test #1.pdf
ARC308 Sample Test #2.pdf
ARC308 Sample Test #3.pdf
ARC308 Sample Final Exam
Course Materials
Lecture Slides
The information displayed here corresponds with the Fall 2021 Architecture & Society course. Please ask your TA if you have any questions.
LECTURE SLIDES
PART 1 – INTRODUCTION
The Impact of Architecture/Course Description
Architecture and Society—Overview
Architectural Values/Philosophy/Principles/Prejudices/Theory
PART 2 – FORM IN ARCHITECTURE
Architecture as Sensual/Visual Experience
Architecture as Intellectual/Artistic Experience
Systems and Order
Numbers/Mathematics/Geometry as Inspiration of Form
Nature/Biology/Organisms as Inspiration of Form
Synthesis—Form
PART 3 – PHYSICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ARCHITECTURE
Buildings and Land
Geography/Topography/Ecology
Structure/Materials
Construction/Tectonics
Talk #25 and #26 – Architecture in Response to Climate
Synthesis—Physical Considerations
PART 4 – HUMAN FACTORS IN ARCHITECTURE
Designation and Organization of Use
Architectural Determinism
Humanism at a Personal Scale
Humanism at the Scale of Organizations/Communities/Bureaucracies
Meaning in Public Buildings
Synthesis—Human Factors
PART 5 – COMBINATIONS AND SYNTHESIS
Technology as a Source of Beauty
Perfection and Compromise
A Few Good Buildings
Course Materials
Lecture Audio
* Dear Students,
As we venture into these uncharted waters, please understand we are doing everything we can to provide the best learning experience possible. Below you will find remastered versions of the audio files for your upcoming lectures. If you right-click you can open the link in a new tab and then, in that new tab, right-click again on the mini-player, you can download the file. This should give you more playback flexibility, if needed. We are taking this day by day, as you are, but please don’t hesitate to reach out with your concerns. We will help as much as we can!
Sincerely, your TA’s
March 30, 2020